The Polk County courthouse is located in Bartow, Florida serving some 570,000 county residents in this large central Florida region, home to a variety of citrus growing, cattle farming and traditional tourist attractions such as Bok Tower and proximity to the Orlando attractions.The Polk County Courthouse is located at 255 N Broadway Avenue in Bartow. For more courthouse information click here. Polk County is within the Tenth Judicial Circuit Court system.For community interest information and the county Web site click here.

Florida Probate administration is a court-supervised process necessary for identifying and gathering the probate assets of an individual who has died, commonly referred to as the decedent. The court probate process ensures that claims of the decedent's creditors, expenses of administration and appropriate taxes are properly paid or addressed. Probate also serves as the process of distributing assets from the decedent's individual name to the proper beneficiary.

If the decedent leaves a valid will it must be admitted to probate in the Court. If the will is not admitted it will be ineffective to pass title to the beneficiaries. If the decedent has no will, probate is necessary to pass ownership of the assets to those persons who are to receive them under the Florida Intestate Succession laws.

When a non-Florida resident owns property in Florida and passes away, the property is subject to Florida Probate laws and rules, which must be administered by a Florida Court in the county or judicial circuit where the property is located. In order to pass the Florida property such as the Florida residence or Florida vacant land to the lawful heirs or beneficiaries, a Florida Probate action is required. This action is properly referred to as Ancillary Probate Administration. Probate Attorney Eric S. Kane handles Florida Ancillary Probate Administration. Mr. Kane represents clients who live outside of Florida but have a need to commence Florida Probate Ancillary Administration.

For example, if a person who lives in Chicago owns a second home in Polk County, Florida and passes away, the disposition of that property is subject to Florida Probate laws, rules and procedure. Eric S. Kane can efficiently handle all non-Florida resident ancillary probate matters for any location in Florida including Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Bartow, Melbourne, Palm Beach, and all other Florida cities and counties.

For probate assistance throughout Florida, Florida probate attorney Eric S. Kane will patiently guide you through this complex but necessary process. The law office of Eric S. Kane, P.L. is located in Aventura, FL, a municipality in Miami-Dade County, and represents clients throughout Florida in uncontested probate matters.
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A client has many choices in the selection of a Florida Probate Lawyer. Mr. Kane graduated cum laude with a J.D. and L.LM from the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, Florida and earned a B.A. in Government and Latin American Studies cum laude from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Mr. Kane has served as a Special Magistrate in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Have you been named as the Personal Representative or Executor of the estate of a Florida resident or of the estate of a non-Florida resident who passed away owning Florida property? To handle Polk County probate matters or probate administration in another Florida county please contact Eric S. Kane, P.L. today for a free complimentary consultation. Mr. Kane is a Florida attorney who handles uncontested probate and ancillary probate matters throughout Florida. Call (305) 937-7280.
Municipalities in Polk County include:

City of Auburndale

City of Bartow

City of Davenport

Town of Dundee

City of Eagle Lake

City of Fort Meade

City of Frostproof

City of Haines City

Village of Highland Park

Town of Hillcrest Heights

City of Lake Alfred

Town of Lake Hamilton

City of Lakeland

City of Lake Wales

City of Mulberry

Town of Polk City

City of Winter Haven

The information you obtain at this site is not considered to be all inclusive, nor is it intended to be legal advice. You should consult an attorney for individual advice regarding your own situation. The hiring of a attorney is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. Before you decide, ask Eric S. Kane, P.L. to send you free written information about our qualifications and experience.

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Florida Ancillary Probate Administration is the process used when a resident of a state other than Florida dies owning real estate in Florida, as is the case with many non-Florida residents who own a second home, vacation home, vacant lot or timeshare in Polk County or elsewhere in Florida and probate proceedings have already commenced in the Decedent’s domiciliary state (“state of residence.")

In order to pass the Polk County, Florida property to the heirs, a Florida Probate action is required to be opened. Florida Ancillary Probate Administration typically commences at the same time that the probate action in the state of Decedent’s primary residence is handled.